September 2021 archive

English Lounge Opens October 1st!

We are open from 10/1! Seminars begin on 10/8 Check out our new schedule. Come and join us during the autumn season – join a seminar, practice your conversation in the conversation circle, find an interesting book, or just stop by and say “Hi”!

EL本棚紹介(8)Pregnant Butch: Nine Long Months Spent in Drag, by A.K. Summers

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ One of the strengths of comics and manga is their ability to show instead of just tell. Sometimes we cannot use words to express how we feel, so we can use pictures. This is exactly how Summers tells the story of …

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EL本棚紹介(7) Adrian and the Tree of Secrets, by Hubert and Marie Caillou

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] _______ Meet Adrian, a teenager trapped in a boring town with strict parents and catholic schooling. Like many young people, he struggles to find out who he is. He experiences rejection by his mother, classmates, and even his best friend as he …

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EL本棚紹介(6) Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (

EL本棚紹介(5) Through the Woods, by Emily Carroll

[Welcome to the EL Book Introductions series. These posts are all short (<180 words) introductions/reviews of books in the EL library. They focus on telling you what we think will be interesting for you, a college student and English learner, so use them to help you find the right book for you. You can also use the tags to find books about topics you might be interested in.] ________ Emily Carroll tells five scary stories (plus an introduction and conclusion), each one weirder than the last. The stories remind me of old-fashioned fairytales which were meant to protect children by teaching them to fear the unknown. In these stories, the …

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